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Sheriff’s Office Conducts ‘Clean Sweep’ In Molino
November 18, 2016
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office conducted an “Operation Clean Sweep” event Thursday in Molino.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the focus of “Operation Clean Sweep” is to work with neighborhood watch groups, residents, churches and business owners to control and prevent the damaging effects of crime. The Operation Task Force works closely with Escambia County Animal Control, environmental law enforcement, the military, Escambia County Roads and Bridges and neighborhood watch groups to clean up neighborhoods and educate citizens on preventive measures that could be implemented to minimize crime.
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17 Responses to “Sheriff’s Office Conducts ‘Clean Sweep’ In Molino”
I’d like to see the hunters try keeping their empty corn bags from flying out of their trucks. This time of the year they are all up and down hwy 99. Come on guys, take your trash home with you, Please.
Honeysuckle Garden Club and Barrineau Park Historical Society sponsors a yearly cleanup the 3rd Saturday in April in honor of EARTH DAY..We meet at the Barrineau Park Community Center at 9:30 get trash bags,pick up sticks and water and sign up for a specific local area..we meet back at the center for a complimentary lunch..we enjoy our visit and leave the area cleaner at the same time.
>>”What is the best way to get an area on the Operation Clean sweep list?…How about Century?”
There’s page with info on the Sheriff’s Office website. They are booked out with a monthly clean sweeps until early 2018. Century is set for October 2017.
What is the best way to get an area on the Operation Clean sweep list? Who heads it up, how do you make it happen? Does ECSO choose then notify, could it start with a town official? Such as can it be brought to the attention of the mayor and council or does it have to come through a citizen?
Can someone who has had this in their neighborhood weigh in?
I think this is a fantastic program. I agree with the broken window theory, I’ve witnessed it on my own corner and street.
Of course community involvement is a good thing.
Can you use the prison force to do more in neighborhoods?
Thank you Frustrated, I knew what you meant.
How about Century?
Just having their presence in the area helps detour crime. Kind of like Public hangings did. I can’t imagine a world w/o Law.
Bd
Its nice to see the ECSO coming to Molino more, the past month has been a reminder we havent been forgotten. There is alot of incoming and outgoing drug issues in the area that need to be taken care of. It wont happen over night but keeping the community on watch is a reminder they are risking their freedom. Keep up the good work!
Phil,
LEOs volunteering to help pick-up trash gets rid of two kinds of “GARBAGE” if you get my drift!
@Walnut Hill, I’m glad to see that you know me, (sarcasim). I live in the area, and my family and I do get off our “critical fannies” and clean up trash, weedeat, mow, etc. county areas, keep the grass cut in proximity to our property, as well as help whoever we can.
All I wask trying to do was draw some attention, from the right people, that would be willing to organize, and execute such an effort in the area.
So, I appreciate you and your comments, however,I was not criticizing the efforts by ECSO, or anyone for their remarks or input, nor was I “whinning”.
I hope everyone has a great upcoming holiday, and give thanks to all that serve our communities, the families of public servants, and most of all your own family in which you want to keep safe and out of harms way.
Thanks to the ECSO! It would seem regardless of what is done by the agency that is between the sane and insane world of criminal behavior, nothing seems to please some folks. Again, thanks to all the LEO and CO that allow most of us to sleep peaceably each night!
REGARDING:
“Picking up trash does not stop crime! ”
Nothing stops crime but people deciding to not commit crimes.
Being watched convinces a few to delay.
If they delay long enough, they may forget to commit the crime.
David for cleanliness
If you don’t like the way your communities look, get off your critical fannies and get out there with bags and DO something. How dare you criticize people who are actually out there!
Fed Up, Frustrated and Phil – what a bunch of whiners. DO something for yourselves! Get a weedeater, mower, whatever you can do but DO something for your own selves.
Good grief.
The clean sweeps are not a stunt, they have them every month in a different part of town. They are contacted by neighbor watch, churches and different ways to come out and do the clean sweeps. They don’t just clean up trash, They serve warrants, check on probation clients and make sure that sex offenders in that area are registered.
@ Phil
Actually, picking up trash DOES stop crime. It’s called the broken windows theory, most notably used by then-chief Bill Bratton in New York. Basically the idea is that if the neighborhood isn’t cared for, then criminals don’t think anybody will care if crime is going on. If there is already trash around, who cares about throwing some more trash down. Property values decline, more crime moves in, etc.
Not to mention that during these events, fugitives living in the area are arrested on warrants, sexual offenders are checked on, etc.
Picking up trash does not stop crime! This is a PR stunt to shine a better light on LEO
To Fed up,
I’m sure that if you called ECSO and volunteered your time to clean up a community that you could choose which area to pick trash up. That would get more done than posting about where you think those that do volunteer should go. J/S
How about Harvesters Village? Doesn’t have to be a weekend, they are here all day, everyday, nonstop!
Wellline Rd.
Lakeview Ave.
Belmont Rd.
Escambia Ave.
Forrest Ave.
Maybe they need to go down and around Nicholson Road.
Especially on the weekend.